Posts Tagged ‘Ratafia Champenois’
Xavier Leconte Ratafia Champenois
A rather unique set-up in that Champagne Xavier Leconte vineyards are a combination of forty small plots spread over the villages of Troissy, Dormans, Mareuil-le-Port, Vandières and Aÿ. The family winery sees Alexis as the head winemaker keeping to the traditions of his grandfather, Aimé, working the vineyards and wines in a singular way including…
Read MoreRatafia Champenois Food Pairings
Ratafia Champenois is the sweet little sibling of Champagne, made from the grape must of Champagne grapes, it has a minimum of 110 grams of sugar per litre and alcohol content between 16-22%, it also has to be aged at least 10 months in tanks or oak barrels before being bottled. To put that in…
Read MoreRatafia Champenois Awards Results 2022
Following a year absence due to the constraints of covid globally, we were very pleased to continue with the Ratafia Champenois Awards at Glass of Bubbly. Following on from a very successful 2020 awards where the trophy for the World’s Finest Ratafia Champenois was presented to Gilles Dumangin with his 16 year sample, we were…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Fizz Cocktail Guide
Welcome to the Ultimate Cocktail Guide, in this article you find everything you need to make yourself a fantastic Cocktail. Liqueurs, Juices, Herbs, Spices and Cocktail Equipment are all compiled into their own sections to easily discover your next Cocktail ingredient. Spirits The world has a wonderful selection of different alcoholic drinks to incorporate into…
Read MoreThe Best Alcohol For Your Cocktails
The world has a wonderful selection of different alcoholic drinks to incorporate into your Cocktails, ranging in alcohol levels from the softer liqueurs to the stronger spirits. If you’re looking for something new to try, hopefully, you’ll find one or two you didn’t know about. Sparkling Wine Rum Gin Vodka Whisky/Whiskey Brandy Tequila Ratafia Champenois…
Read MoreWhat Sparkling Wine To Pair With Apple Pie?
The Apple Pie is an English Dish, it was first made in England, although the Americans might be the ones who enjoy it the most. The English Apple Pie isn’t without its influences, from countries like the Netherlands, France and the Ottoman Empire. The first record of the apple pie was written in England, in…
Read MoreRatafia and Champagne Cocktails
Creating Cocktails can be really enjoyable, getting to put your ideas inside the glass, creating flavours you can’t always find on the shelf. When creating Cocktails for Glass of Bubbly, it’s normally with a Sparkling Wine and a Spirit of some kind, like Rum or Gin, rarely do I get to create a Cocktail which…
Read MoreRatafia Champenois and Cheese Pairings
One of the most amazing taste experiences between a wine and cheese for me is that of Ratafia Champenois and soft (creamy) cheese. The combination of the creamy savoury flavours of the cheese brings about an amazing warm honey and caramel explosion in the palate and concludes in prolonged nutty, creamy, prune and many more…
Read MoreChampagne, Cigars & (Ratafia) Champenois!
Three very big C‘s here in Champagne, Cigars and Champenois (Ratafia) and I wanted to explore how they exhibited themselves when paired together. Just to add to the C collection we also had a fine display of Cheese to enjoy in between each tasting. Champagne will need no introduction and for many will be a…
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